How to remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Windows 7 and 8

[Callender]

Windows 10 will be a free upgrade available for the first year. Nobody knows if you'll have to pay for future upgrades / updates as Windows 10 is improved.

http://www.sevenforums.com/news/369335-microsoft-stop-producing-windows-versions.html

 

[Brds7t7]

Is Win 10 going to be a free update for everyone? Will it become available as an update to Win 7? I've avoided Vista and Win 8, but Win 10 may be a decent upgrade if your hardware can handle it. I only upgraded to Win 7 when XP became unsupported. Although, I think Win 7 is superior to XP. The only downside was that some applications can't run on Win 7 and XP mode is really a degraded version of XP. I'm not eager to upgrade to Win 10, because I'm very comfortable with Win 7 now. I don't like to learn a new OS, because it's annoying to have to "research" how to do things. Since Win 10 is advertised as the final version of windows, it might be worth the pain to just jump in and do the upgrade. If it turns out to be a quality upgrade from Win 7, I won't regret the hassle of learning the new OS.

Also, we don't know how MS is going to handle the licencing of W10. I own a full retail version of 7 and some people have mentioned if you take the free update you may have to forfeit your 7 licence and that means there will be no way back if you don't like it. I would have to make sure it's a very worthy upgrade for me to give my licence up.

Of course, this is all just speculation right now as MS has kept very quiet about licencing.

 

[whs]

I don't understand the point as to why someone would want to remove them.

Paranoia, perhaps. I'd like to know why MS is rolling them out now piecemeal. Why not offer the upgrade package when a user wants it? My guess is they are trolling for install information to see what impact there will be when a W7 user actually tries to upgrade to W10. It won't be me.

It's called a mouse trap.

 

[groze]

I noticed an odd update 5/12/2015, I will possible restore from backup image & hide it. KB976932 popped up with a 9mb file. I don't if the way I installed some of the updates or Microsoft trying to sneak something on windows 7.

 

[jamis]

I thought KB976932 was Service Pack 1 for W7?

 

[groze]

I thought KB976932 was Service Pack 1 for W7?

Yes, you are correct. I read online sometimes pops up again but not as big.

 

[Brds7t7]

Aaaaaaaaaaannnnndddd..... now it returns as a recommended!



It's like playing a game of Update Ping-Pong!

 

[dwarfer66]

I just got rid of 2 of the updates myself, and after I installed this months updates, rebooted, they appeared in the "important" list again, just hid them this time. I have not had that update KB3022345 myself.

 

[ThrashZone]

Aaaaaaaaaaannnnndddd..... now it returns as a recommended!

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It's like playing a game of Update Ping-Pong!

Yea it is
Bait and switch..... I'm still waiting for KB2990214 to disappear and do a little razzle dazzle

 

[AddRAM]

You have to read the More Information note on the right side of the page before you install any new updates besides MSE definition updates, if you don`t need the update, don`t install it.

 

[Brds7t7]

aaaaaaaaaaannnnndddd..... Now it returns as a recommended!

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it's like playing a game of update ping-pong! :d

yea it is
bait and switch..... I'm still waiting for kb2990214 to disappear and do a little razzle dazzle

 

[GokAy]

Hey all, I am not sure whether I should post this here or on update forum. But here it goes:

I ran "get-hotfix -id KB3035583,KB2952664,KB2976978,KB3021917,KB3044374,KB2990214" from powershell as told in 1st post and it only found 3 updates. I already had 1 hidden so that makes 4. Add KB3022345 to the list as well (not listed in the 1st post). I have 5 hidden updates, a manual search doesn't show anymore updates. So what happened to the missing ones?

To wrap it up:
KB 2990214 - was already hidden
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KB 3022345 - not in list, uninstalled and hidden
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KB 2952664
KB 3021917 - These were found with above command, uninstalled and hidden
KB 3035583

 

[Callender]

Hidden updates?

I have 5 hidden updates, a manual search doesn't show anymore updates. So what happened to the missing ones?

To wrap it up:
KB 2990214 - was already hidden
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KB 3022345 - not in list, uninstalled and hidden
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KB 2952664
KB 3021917 - These were found with above command, uninstalled and hidden
KB 3035583

Hidden Updates are not installed right? They're just hidden from view when you check for updates that you want to install. So to actually install them you unhide them and select them for download.

The instructions in the first post are for finding and removing installed updates - not hidden updates that are not installed.

 

[GokAy]

Hey Callender, thanks for the reply.

I don't know if you can hide an update that is installed

I uninstalled the ones I found in Installed Updates page, then did a manual search, as WU found and offered them again, I hid them.

So I am missing 2 updates, which are neither hidden, nor installed. Also not offered with a manual search.

 

[Tookeri]

2 of the updates mentioned in the first post is for Windows 8 and 8.1 which might explain it

I'll update the first post and make that more clear, and also add 3022345.

 

[GokAy]

2 of the updates mentioned in the first post is for Windows 8 and 8.1 which might explain it

I'll update the first post and make that more clear, and also add 3022345.

Ah nice hehe, thanks for clearing that out and updating the first post.

 

[Computer0304]

Hey guys, isn't it fine to just uninstall from Control Panel or are there some updates that won't work that way?

 

[GokAy]

I uninstalled them from Installed Updates screen of WU without any issues.

 

[MeOnMine]

Hello people, I seem to have an issue I can't solve for myself.
KB2952664, I have removed it through Installed Updates and after re-boot it is back.
I removed it through elevated cmd and was back after re-boot.
I am also almost certain I hide this KB a few weeks ago.
No, Sys restore for me is turned off.
Yes, I have Images to turn too, but trying to avoid.

Please help

Wayne

 

[AddRAM]

What do you mean it`s back ?

Once you uninstall it, run windows update again, then hide it, it should never come back again.

My revised list.

Updates not to Install

KB2876229 SKYPE
KB2923545
KB2970228
KB2977728
KB2978092
KB2994023
KB3022345
KB3035583
KB2990214
KB3021917
KB2952664